Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Student Athletic Association ' I ' HE largest organization on the Manhat- tan campus today is the Student Athletic Association, for every registered student is a member. This organization is run for the interests of the Student Body, as evidenced by Its sponsorship of intramural athletics and pep rallies. The goal set for the Athletic Association during the past scholastic year was th e estab- lishment of a ' i ' ified school spirit on the part of the students. This task was carried out under the leadership of Phil Sheridan, President, ably assisted by Charles Riker, Junior Representative; Edward Haggerty, Sophomore Representative; and Martin Mur- ray, representing the boarders. The schedule of pep rallies for our athletic teams far exceeded those of past years. The committee outdid itself providing such prom- inent speakers as Jack Lavelle and Joe Shee- han, as well as sportscasters Don Dunphy and Ste e Ellis. Student interest displayed through these affairs helped to bolster the fighting spirit of the Jasper teams. A record entry of 53 teams indicated a revival of interest in intramural basketball. The schedule of games had to be extended over a two month period in order to de- termine the winner. The members of the Athletic Association and those students who olunteered to ref- eree the intramurals are to be congratulated on a job well done. 202

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Commerce Club 4 MONG the many societies and clubs of - T- Manhattan College, the Commerce Club, the official student organization of the School of Business is very prominent. The Commerce Club was founded to cre- ate a bond of friendship among the students and to afford them opportunities to investi- gate and discuss the fields of business into which they intend to enter. To accomplish these provisions the activities of the club are devoted to social and educational affairs. Among the latter are included talks by prom- inent business men, economists, and educa- tors. Trips to the Federal Reserve Bank, the Stock Exchange, and many important manu- facturing concerns have been made to sup- plement these talks. This year the Annual Commerce Club dance was again placed on the social calen- dar. The faculty-undergraduate smoker was another high spot for laughs and an all around good time. The annual banquet of the club was in years gone by the climax of the club ' s activities. Following this, the mem- bers of the club, alumni and undergraduates held a Communion Breakfast on the first Sunday of May. It is the hope of the officers of the club that this precedent will continue in the years to come. Outgoing officers are Gerry Tangney, presi- dent; John Meehan, vice-president; Edward Kilduff, secretary; and Frank Ci hane, treas- urer. 201

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Manhattan Collegiate Society ' THROUGH still in its infancy, the young - • Collegiate Society has already exhibited positive signs of ben)ming a permanent fix- ture on the Manhattan Campus. It has been shortly over a year since a confident group of ten students of the Engineering School banded together for the express purpose of advancing the cultural and social life of Manhattan men by introducing a chapter of an influential national fraternity to the circle of already-existing campus organizations. At the present time the society has more than doubled to over twenty-five Collegians repre- senting all the schools of the college as well as the original group of Engineers. The Collegians have been more than suc- cessful in their ventures in the field of extra- curricular sponsoring a number of well-re- ceived affairs. Credit for these successes as well as for the advancement of the group in other phases of campus life, is due chiefly to the inspirational leadership of the society ' s president, Vincent Lukas with the coopera- tion of his hard working colleagues. At the suggestion of the society ' s Faculty Advisor, Brother Aloysius Joseph, corre- sponding secretary Bill Cosulich, contacted a number of Catholic and non-sectarian fra- ternal groups throughout the country in an effort to establish a national organization. The response to the suggestion has been ex- ceptionally gratifying and the Collegians are looking forward to an exceptionally active year. 203